Enbridge Gas Assists New Tecumseth Fire Rescue in Supporting Firefighter Training.
Enbridge Gas Inc. (Enbridge Gas) is helping New Tecumseth Fire Rescue purchase firefighting training materials, through Safe Community Project Assist–a program with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council (FMPFSC) that supplements existing training for Ontario volunteer and composite fire departments in the communities where Enbridge Gas operates.
“At Enbridge Gas, safety is at the core of what we do. Providing support to Ontario firefighters with emergency response training, we’re equipping the heroes of tomorrow to better protect the communities we live and work in–keeping them healthy and vibrant,” says Michael Christensen, Operations Supervisor, GTA West Region, Enbridge Gas.
This year’s $250,000 donation from Enbridge Gas will be shared by 50 Ontario fire departments, including New Tecumseth Fire Rescue.
Funds are used to purchase educational materials to assist in training firefighters in life-saving techniques.
Since the launch of Safe Community Project Assist in 2012, 344 grants have been provided to Ontario fire departments for additional firefighter training.
“Fire departments train every single day and that’s why it’s important for them to have access to the right materials to keep their members and the public safe.
Safe Community Project Assist helps departments afford some of these training tools and improves the ongoing learning that occurs across Ontario,” says Jon Pegg, Ontario Fire Marshal, and
Chair of the FMPFSC.
“When we hear ‘saving lives through training,’ we are acknowledging the invaluable contribution of our donors.
Their generosity is not just funding program training resources; it’s helping to save lives.
On behalf of the entire department, we express our deepest thanks for your support and commitment to our mission,” says Shawn Sweeney, Deputy Chief of Operations and Training.
New Tecumseth Fire Rescue New Tecumseth Fire Rescue is staffed by 130 volunteer firefighters and a team of full time officers, including a fire chief, a deputy fire chief of operations/training, a deputy fire chief of prevention and education, a division chief of operations/training, and a fire prevention officer.
They operate three stations located in Alliston, Beeton, and Tottenham, with their administrative office based at the Joint Operations Centre in Beeton.
Serving an area of 274 km² and approximately 44,000 residents, their mission is to safeguard life and property through prevention, education, planning, emergency response, and basic life support services.
They also run the ‘Learn Not to Burn’ program, a fire safety education initiative for local schools.